i think they'll try to find a balance. certainly, they're not going to criticize russians. they're going to blast united states, which they've already done, blasting the united states for sanctions, i think they'll try to provide some measure of economic support for putin, but they're going to stay away, certainly, from any kind of military channel that makes china a co-combatant. che xi is terrified or very concerned about the prospect of secondary sanctions kimposed by the united states, should they violate those that the u.n. have imposed. >> thank you for staying up early with us and michael please stay safe. still to come, piercing putin's iron curtain. how hacktivists are getting around the blockade online. and critics say this balance